admeasurement

noun

ad·​mea·​sure·​ment ad-ˈme-zhər-mənt 

-ˈmā-

1

: determination and apportionment of shares

2

: determination or comparison of dimensions

3

: dimensions, size

Synonyms

• allocation
• allotment
• apportionment
• disbursement
• dispensation
• distribution
• division
• issuance

Examples of admeasurement in a Sentence

the admeasurement of the company's profits among its employees is based strictly upon seniority

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French amesurement, from amesurer "to admeasure" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1